do a roaring trade (in something)

do a roaring trade (in something)
do a roaring trade (in something) phrase
to sell large quantities of something in a short period of time

We did a roaring trade in ice creams last week.

Thesaurus: to sell somethingsynonym
Main entry: roaring

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do a ˈroaring trade (in sth) idiom
(informal) to sell a lot of sth very quickly

The ice-cream vendors were doing a roaring trade.

Main entry:roaringidiom

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  • roaring — roar‧ing [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] adjective do a roaring trade ( in something) informal COMMERCE to sell a lot of something very quickly: • The food sellers were doing a roaring trade in spiced sausages. * * * roaring UK US /rɔːrɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ● …   Financial and business terms

  • do a roaring trade — Ⅰ. do a roaring trade (in sth) (also do a brisk trade (in sth)) ► to sell a lot of something: »We do a roaring trade in ice creams during the hot weather. Main Entry: ↑trade Ⅱ …   Financial and business terms

  • do a roaring trade in sth — Ⅰ. do a roaring trade (in sth) (also do a brisk trade (in sth)) ► to sell a lot of something: »We do a roaring trade in ice creams during the hot weather. Main Entry: ↑trade Ⅱ …   Financial and business terms

  • roaring — roar|ing [ rɔrıŋ ] adjective 1. ) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2. ) making a loud deep noise: a roaring waterfall be a roaring success BRITISH to be very successful: The show was not the roaring success he… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • roaring — UK [ˈrɔːrɪŋ] / US [ˈrɔrɪŋ] adjective 1) a roaring fire burns very brightly and produces a lot of heat 2) making a loud deep noise a roaring waterfall • do a roaring trade (in something) to sell large quantities of something in a short period of… …   English dictionary

  • Trade — A verbal (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. Settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I …   Financial and business terms

  • trade — An oral (or electronic) transaction involving one party buying a security from another party. Once a trade is consummated, it is considered done or final. settlement occurs 1 5 business days later. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary A trade is a deal …   Financial and business terms

  • trade — trade1 W1S3 [treıd] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(buying/selling)¦ 2 the hotel/tourist etc trade 3¦(amount of business)¦ 4¦(an exchange of things)¦ 5 the trade 6¦(job/work)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Middle Low German; Origin: course, way, track ] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • trade — trade1 [ treıd ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the activities of buying and selling goods or services: The two leaders signed agreements on trade and cultural links. trade in: Global trade in manufactured goods has increased dramatically. trade with:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • trade — 1 /treId/ noun 1 BUYING/SELLING (U) the activity of buying, selling, or exchanging goods within a country or between countries: There has been a marked increase in trade between East and West. | the arms trade (=the buying and selling of weapons) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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